Thursday, September 08, 2005

Vacation

Our vacation was soo nice! Jordan had so much fun playing with his beach toys, riding in his little boat in the pool, and playing in his little pool on the beach, although Dada kind of got on his nerves when they were building sandcastles. Mike did all the work, and Jordan just sat there frowning and whining a little bit. But he loved the water and eating the sand. At one point, he crawled really fast after a seagull. An older woman gave me a mean look when I let Jordan crawl toward the water like that. I was hoping she would say something to me about it. I was all set with this speech about if you knew how much we've been through in the past year, you'd know that I know how to take care of him! And to me, part of that is letting him have adventures and explore as much as he can while making sure he isn't in any real danger. Ha.

Also on our vacation, we ate tons of food, including seafood buffets two nights, and lots of boardwalk food like ice cream and pizza. He loved riding on the tram car thing on the boardwalk and going on the carousel. He especially loved being photographed as a cowboy in a bathtub! He loves staring at this photo, and he even kisses the photo!! Mike says that Jordan is being narcisstic when he stares at it, but I like to think that he's just remembering how much fun our vacation was!

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THE JORDAN RIVER

The significance of the Jordan River begins when Jacob falls asleep beside it and has the dream of the ladder that goes to heaven. Angels descend and ascend while he is dreaming, as though to say that the power of God, the revelation of God was moving into those waters, making the River Jordan a special place of connection with God. It was as though the river provided the sustenance and the strength that God would have for God’s people. And all through history the Jordan River would water the crops, would provide a boundary for the Kingdom of God, a boundary of safety. It is almost as though it is the vein of God’s power that the people of God could tap....The people passed through the waters of the Jordan to arrive at the Promised Land, a land that was not alienated from God, not far away from God, but a land that was close to God and God’s love. And then there was the occasion of Jesus’ baptism. Jesus walked into the river Jordan. The heavens opened, and the Spirit of God poured into our Lord; and from that moment on, our Lord gave his ministry in this world, healing people, caring for people, providing a willingness to die for people. Likewise, if you would like to have the power of God move into your heart, then you walk into the waters of Jordan, because that is when the heavens open and the power of the Spirit of God moves inside you. From "The Waters of Jordan" by Rev. Samuel G. Alexander